Cable outlet



Dec. 20, 1932.

F. B. WIEGAND ET AL CABLE OUTLET Filed Sept. 10. 1930 1Z-Shee'cs-Sheet 1 Tufen 'orS -MIIIII MIIIIIIIII. dllllllllll 1 Dec. 20, 1932. F. B. wlEGAND ET AL l CABLE OUTLET Filed Sept. 10, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i=fa.t..'.ipaga,192.2l j f g 1.891,253"

UNITED S'FYFES PATENT OFFICE i FBEDEBIK. B. .virrnpcialxna` op pg BERND SHWND 'CABLE otrtrnrrry i e Appucetioa mea september 1o-1.93`o semi No. 480,988.

Y HOur invention relates vespecially to parlreither in the nature 'of stock pipe or rmalleable I` i Way cable'outlets for use'in connection with castings. i i

the'current conducting cables employed by f In Figures 2,Y 4l andy 5 the supports or railroads along the right-of-wayfor receiv- Lstands l0 are in the form of stock pipe of i ing the cables leading from some distant proper 'length and diarneterto permit the 55 i point and :to eii'ect electrical connection with stand to be buried in the ground as shown in "if the track rails. e Figure 4 to a Vsuiliient extent and to freely The invention involves a suitable stand receive the conducting cable or cables whic vadapted to be partially sunk or buried below Aare .buried in the' ground, one of whichl is ..10 thesuri'ace; the upper'end vbeing provided yshownat il in Figure -2;`the cable being 60 with a suitable sleeve or inemberwhereby' a usually properly insulated as shown. `The top or conductor plate is insulatably secured heavyl conductor wire '1l extends upwardly to the stand kor support3-theconductor plate throughthe stand 10 and passes through a being kformed toreceive the [cable or con suitable opening 12 in a Op orconductor .15 ductor leading from ya distant source of plate 13, which is preferably removably se- 65 electromotive force'l or electrical energy curedin place. `1 kf without improper exposure, and to alsoi proyTlns conductor plate 13, which is of a good vide means forproper and easy application Conducting` metal, is [preferably provided of the usual bond wire or conductors which Wit-h av boss portion V14: having a threaded i .20 transmit the current to the track-railsythe apelbllle OQIGCSVG the bOlt l5. 'The boss. 14, 70

construction being such that ready access to about the threaded aperture, is provided with the various elements may be had when occa- 2L glOOVe y161m receive theend of the heavy v Sion requI-ee `l p p y g conductor wire l1 which is bent in circular f e The Objects and advantages 0f our nven.- AHlilll tllOllgllOlltlliG gl'OOVG 16 3S SllOWIlv-it tien wily-be readily eemprehended from the X17 g the noninsulated curled endl' vof the wire I5 Adetailed description of the accompanying being snugly held down inthegfooy and drawings, wherein n ytherefore in electrical contact'with the con- Figure l is a top plan view of our improved ducto? Plate 13 by il# plOpGl Washer 18 O'COpF de'vee,` f per or otherconducting metal', through which Ye530 Figure 2 is a 'Crees Sectional View i'teken boltl extends; a welllrnowntype of lock 8.0

substantially on the oi-set' line 2-2 of Fig- VW2lS111`- 19 lQGDg Il S'O GmplOyed 'for holding ure l, as viewed by the arrows.- f thebOltigilIlSjLCCldIlal turning'. In order Figure 3 is a perspective viewof one form :to perinitthe Wire il .to properly serait' inthe or type of support 0r stand tobe used with QTOOVS 16, the OUGF Um 0f the gIOOVefat the 7--35 ourdevice.v l v l side disposedtoward hole i2 is dished or cut 8 5 'f Figure 4 shows the device appliedv to the Way 21S ShOWDH 20 111 Figure 5. u upper end of a support or stand which is v Theconductor plate is also provided with buried in the-ground, and also shows the con- ,3f straight orv uniformly drilled hole at 21 nectionwith a track rail which is shown in r'for the-purpose oflreceiving a tapered chan- 40 section. Y e i, f neled pin 0r vtapered driving pin7 22.` This '.90

Figure 5'is a cross sectional view taken subpin 22 receives conducting` wires 23 which Stantially kon the line 5-5 of Figurerl, as lead .t0 andare elGCDICLHy COBDGCG With' viewed by the arrows. e 'the webs of the track rail A, asshown in Figure is a partial topplan view of the y Figure 4; the wires being either .weldedfto -45 deviee'illustrating a modiied application. v the pin V22 or otherwise electrically connected 95 e fv Figure 71isaperspectiveview of the upper therewith. p e v l *end oa modifiedyform of support or stand. Y J The pin-21 is made slightly ytapering soas -Tlie invention involves a suitable support to vpermit a snug fit to be made in the hole 21; or'stand onwhichthe Voutlet head is'remov'- vvthis being possible with the quality of metal l 59 -ably mounted; the supports or'stand's'being 'used in themalring of the conductor plate 13. 190

We have shown two conducting wires 23 leading from pin 22 to the rail, but it will be understood that either a single or duplex wire may be employed. v f

In Figures 1 to 4 we have shown the manner of installation or wire arrangement elnployed. In the event of a broken wire leading to bolt 15 and it is impossible to veasily remove the boltv because it may be frozen in place, a temporary outlet arrangement may be made as shown in Figure 6, at which time the end of the conductor wire 11 may be held in the hole 12 by a single grooved pin 24, with the wire 11 arranged in the groove of the pin and the )in `firmly driven into thevhole12 thereby mal( the conductor platey 13; the pin 24 preferabl being of copper. v

'Yhe current, like in the previously described construction, passes through conductor plate 13 to the pin 22, which is provided with a single longitudinal groove if a usin le rail wire 23 is used, or ai double longi- `tu -mal groove in the pin 22 when a duplex wire is employed.

Our invention as shown provides a solderless `parkway cable outlet, open to inspection and one which may be easily made whereby proper electrical connection with the rails are obtained.

The conductor plate 13 is shown provided with a pair of ears or lobes 25, 25, which are aperture to receive the bolts 26, 26. The apertures in ears 25 are made somewhat larger than the diameter of the bolts in order vthat the bolts at their upper ends may each be provided with an insulating collar 27 when desired. Y

The bolts 26, 26, removably hold the conductor plate 13 in place at the upper end of the supporting stand, by screwing Vinto tapped Openings in the lobes or ears 28 28 of a'sleeve "member 29 which is adapted to it about the upper end ofthe stand 10. rlhe sleeve member 29, at top, is provided with an inwardly disposed circumferential flange 30 adapted to seat on top of the'standlO as shown in kFigures 2 and 5; the flange 30 being such as notk tol interfere with the size of the stand orifice.

The sleeve -29 is preferably slightly enlarged at dia-metrically opposite sides,l as shown at 31, and provided with tapped openings to receive the `set-screws or bolts 32 which eifect binding relation with the sides of the stand 10 and prevent accident-al removal of the sleeve.

y The top or conductor plate 13-is prefer-l ably" insulated from the sleeve 29, and thereforealso from the stand 10, by a liber plate ory suitable insulating disc 33, see Figures 2 and U5,'which is preferably of the same general contour as the bottom face of conductor plate 13, 4with a central opening in keeping ,with the inside diameter of the ange 30 and ofk the stand 10, and with aperturedears in keeping an electrical connection withy current when desired.

The outlet or top elements of the cable out i let rermlr and 'insulntedly held in Pl by capped bolts 32, which are, held against raccidental rotation by locknuts 35. Y

InIFigure 3, we illustrate a modified form of stand 3G which may be employed instead of the stock pipe type s own in Figure 2. The

stand 36 consists of a malleable casting havs ing the upper cylindrical end 37 made to preferably taper toward the top' where it terminates in a non-circular ilanlge 38,-shownoctagonalin F iglllie '3,-Which isof Size'to eri mit the sleeve 29 t0 fit thereover andof thickness; to permit set-screws 31 t0 Vextend or engage with the stand immediatelybeneath the ilange38.f-

The stand ing leg portions 39, which ter`I i7 ate tom in outwardly disposed feet 40.

The cable or conductor 11 like in the con# struction previously described, is brought through one of the openings between they legs 39 and led upwardly through thel cylindrical portion 37 and connected at topto the conductor kor top plate 13 in the manner previously explained-f l, i v 1 This type of pedestal or stand is preferred in localities where reezin weather. 1s encountered, because the taperel sides and flaring legs, in addition to the foot portionsand open-v ings between the legs` enabley the pedestal to be iirmly embedded inthe ground and upward at botat its end is of skeleton ,j form to provide the somewhat outwardly ilarfioo movement by reason of` frost will. be pre- Vented.' l

In Figure 7 we illustrate the upper end'of another type offpedestal or stand 41, which .may be identical 1n general construction with pedestal 36, exce t that; the'topis l@vided with yalcircular ange 42 instead o theoctagonal or non-circular flange 38 of Figure 3.`

This edestal, like that of Fi ure 3, isipreferable, cause it remains iir y anchored-in the ground.

With our im of a solderless type which not only permit quicker installationand replacement, but are also openlto proper inspection asrequired by the railroads. I f s u le have described our invention as 4espe-v ciallyintended as a parkway cable outlet and with the ytop asgpreferablyfinsulatedly connected to thel sleeve, but it ia apparent that ouruimpr'o'ved outlet may bevapplied to 4any kind of insulated or 4non-insulated conductor lor cablehaving one ormore separate .or come reveal-outlet, antistanticonnections att e` parkwaycable outletv are liao y regress bined conductors, and when desired the top need not be insulatedly mounted in place.

Furthermore, the specific embodiments of the invention have been described in terms employed mer-ely as terms of description and not as terms of limitation, as structural modifications are possible and may be made Without, however, departing from the spirit of our invention. K

' Vhat We claim is: y In a cable outlet, thecombination of a hollow cable receiving stand adapted to be vern tically arranged in the ground; with a sleeve adapted to encircle the upper end of the stand and having an inturned flange at its top to rest on the upper end of the stand and provided With radially disposed apertured lobes;

clamp bolts carried by the sleeve whereby the latter is removably secured to the stand;

an insulating disc seatable on the upper face. of said sleeve; a conductor plate arranged on the disc provided With radially disposed apertured `extensions coincident with the lobes of the sleeve and provided with a cable Wire opening therethrough and with a bond Wire pin receiving hole, said conductor plate having an upstanding boss provided with a tapped opening, With the upper face of the boss about said opening having an annular cable-end receiving recess; bolt and Washer means for clamping the cable in said recess;

and insulated bolts disposed through' the y' apertured extensions of the top plate and into the apertured lobes of the'sleeve for removably securing said plate to the sleeve.

FREDERICK B. WIEGAND. BERNARD J. SCHWENDT.

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